Ostrovich had a first turn Auriok Transfixer, and Krempels played Slith Firewalker. A Scimitar made the Transfixer bigger, and Krempels took full control of the board, playing Spikeshot Goblin and Glissa Sunseeker. Vulshok Gauntlets were already out and went on the Transfixer, but they were destroyed in short order. Krempels made things even more ugly with a second Spikeshot, and Ostrovich tried to create a window of opportunity with Blinding Beam, keeping Krempels' team tapped down for a turn. All he could was play Yotian Soldier and Gauntlets, leaving him with one card in hand. Krempels played Ogre Leadfoot and Pyrite Spellbomb, which was more than enough to get Ostrovich to concede.

Ostrovich- 0 Krempels- 1

Ostrovich sideboarded plenty of cards for Game 2, changing his deck around significantly.